Singapore Exchange : SGX securities, derivatives and commodities activities increase in July
August 06, 2015 at 06:40 am EDT
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported an increase in securities, derivatives and commodities activities in July from a year earlier.
Securities
Total turnover was $24.2 billion, down 2% month on month but up 15% year on year.
Daily average traded value was $1.1 billion, down 7% month on month but up 15% year on year. There were 22 trading days in July, compared to 21 in June.
ETF trading increased 8% month on month and 24% year on year to $256 million.
Trading of STI stocks represented 66% of total trading compared to 53% a year earlier.
A total of 50 new bonds were listed during July, raising $23.6 billion, up 93% month on month and 12% year on year. A total of 88% of these were issued by foreign issuers.
Catalist welcomed 3 new companies to the board, raising $47 million, bringing the total number of Catalist listed companies to 162 and total number of listed securities to 770.
Total market value was $969 billion.
Derivatives
Derivatives volume of 21.5 million contracts was down 1% month on month but up 141% over the year.
Equity index futures volume was flat month on month at 19.7 million contracts, and up 142% over the year.
FTSE China A50 Index futures remained the most active contract with volume of 14.1 million, up 1% from June and up 348% from a year earlier.
FX futures volume grew 16% over the month in July to 352,512 contracts, up 722% over the year.
Growth in the SGX INR/USD futures led this growth, with volume up 14% month on month and 721% year on year to a record 327,557 contracts.
Volume of cleared OTC SGD Interest Rate Swaps was $14.0 billion, more than 3 times that of a year earlier, and almost double that of the previous month.
Commodities
SGX AsiaClear futures volume rose 55% over the month and 489% over the year to 690,226 contacts.
Iron ore futures volume rose 58% month on month to 665,461 contracts, up 506% year on year.
Volume of forward freight futures rose 20% over the month to 24,270 contracts; no volume was recorded a year earlier.
Volume of SICOM rubber futures, the world's price benchmark for physical rubber, was down 12% month on month and up 42% year on year at 54,911 contracts.
Singapore Exchange Limited is a securities and derivatives market infrastructure company. The principal activities of the Company are those of investment holding, treasury management, provision of management and administrative services to related corporations, provision of market data and technology connectivity services. Its segments include Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities; Equities-Cash; Equities-Derivatives; Platform and Others; and Corporate. The Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities segment is engaged in the provision of fixed income issuer services, derivatives trading and clearing services and collateral management. The Equities-Cash segment provides issuer services, securities trading and clearing, securities settlement and depository management. The Equities-Derivatives segment is engaged in the provision of derivatives trading and clearing and collateral management. The Platform and Others segment provides various services associated with the platform businesses.
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